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Android Authority
2 days ago
- Business
- Android Authority
Google debuts interactive charts in AI Mode to help make you a finance whiz
TL;DR Google has started testing a new AI Mode feature that generates interactive graphs for finance queries. The feature makes it easy to compare and analyze information over time. Interactive graphs in AI Mode are currently available as a Search Labs experiment. Google debuted Search's AI Mode as a Labs experiment to select users earlier this year. At I/O, the company expanded availability to all US users, added Deep Search and Project Astra capabilities to the feature, and previewed some upcoming features, including AI Mode's ability to generate interactive graphics for complex datasets. Google has now started testing this feature for finance-related queries. Google announced the new feature in a recent blog post, highlighting how AI Mode can help users compare and analyze financial information over a specific period with a custom-made interactive graph based on their query. As illustrated in the following clip, when asked to 'compare the stock performance of blue chip CPG companies in 2024,' AI Mode generates a stock price comparison graph and a table that dynamically updates the stock prices when you interact with the graph. Users can also ask follow-up questions to get additional information or refine their queries. Google says the feature uses 'advanced models to understand the intent of the question, tap into real-time and historical information and intelligently determine how to present information to help you make sense of it.' At the moment, the feature only works for finance queries related to stocks and mutual funds. However, Google will expand support for other topics in the future. If you wish to try it out, you can enable the experiment in Search Labs, but note that it's only available in the US. Got a tip? Talk to us! Email our staff at Email our staff at news@ . You can stay anonymous or get credit for the info, it's your choice.
Hans India
22-05-2025
- Business
- Hans India
News Publishers Call Google's AI Mode ‘Theft', Demand Regulatory Intervention
Google's latest AI-powered feature in Search—AI Mode—is sparking an intense backlash from news publishers, who say the tool is exploiting their content without consent or compensation. The News/Media Alliance, a major U.S.-based media group representing around 2,000 publishers, has called the new feature a form of 'theft' and is urging federal regulators to step in. Announced at Google's I/O 2025 developer event, AI Mode is designed to make Search more conversational, allowing users to interact with it like a chatbot. Rather than presenting users with a list of clickable links as traditional search engines do, the new feature provides instant, full-length responses to user queries—answers that are often drawn from the very content produced by journalists and media houses. Danielle Coffey, President and CEO of the News/Media Alliance, condemned the move: 'Links were the last redeeming quality of search that gave publishers traffic and revenue. Now Google just takes content by force and uses it with no return, the definition of theft.' The group is calling on the U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) to step in, warning that Google's growing dominance over online information could severely harm journalism and public discourse. 'The DOJ remedies must address this to prevent continued domination of the internet by one company,' Coffey added. AI Mode has been in testing via Google Labs for several months but is now rolling out to a wider audience in the United States. According to Google, the tool is accessible without requiring user sign-in and is primarily designed for mobile platforms. There's no official word yet on when it will launch in other countries, including India. Google is pitching AI Mode as the natural evolution of Search, claiming it enhances user experience by simplifying complex queries, saving time, and helping users with tasks like booking services, analysing data, or comparing prices. Rather than just showing snippets or headlines, AI Mode scans multiple websites—often news articles—and delivers detailed answers in seconds. Alongside AI Mode, Google is introducing other features like Deep Search and Search Live. Deep Search can generate detailed responses by running hundreds of background queries, while Search Live uses your phone camera to answer questions about real-world objects in real time, effectively integrating Gemini Live into Search. Despite the technological innovation, publishers fear these tools will undermine their presence in the digital ecosystem. As AI responses become the primary source of information in Google Search, users may no longer feel the need to click through to the original articles, leading to significant losses in traffic, ad revenue, and influence for news organisations. This controversy comes at a sensitive time for Google, as it is currently embroiled in an antitrust trial in the U.S. A federal court has already determined that Google is a 'monopolist' in the search market, and the case has now entered the remedies phase—where regulators and the court are exploring how best to curb the tech giant's power. Among the remedies proposed by the DoJ are forcing Google to divest its Chrome browser and requiring it to share search data with competitors. Now, publishers want the AI Mode issue to be included in this broader regulatory crackdown, arguing that without intervention, journalism's role in a democratic society could be irreparably harmed. As AI tools continue to reshape the internet, the battle over how content is used—and who gets credit or compensation—has become more urgent than ever. For publishers, this isn't just about traffic but survival in the AI age. Tags: Google AI Mode controversy, News publishers, Google, AI Search and media, Google antitrust case, AI Mode, Tech News, Technology
India Today
22-05-2025
- Business
- India Today
News publishers say AI Mode in Google Search is theft of their work
Google's push for the AI-fication of Search has the company facing strong criticism from news publishers. A major media group in the United States has accused Google of misusing their content without offering anything in return. They have called it 'theft'. At the heart of the controversy is Google's new feature called AI Mode, which the company officially announced at its annual I/O 2025 developer event. With this tool, users can interact with Google Search as if it were a chatbot, asking complex queries and follow-up questions, and getting full responses in return, without actually needing to click on any traditional News/Media Alliance, which represents around 2,000 publishers in the US, issued a sharp response to the launch. Danielle Coffey, the group's president and CEO, said, 'Links were the last redeeming quality of search that gave publishers traffic and revenue. Now Google just takes content by force and uses it with no return, the definition of theft.'advertisementThe group is urging US regulators, particularly the Department of Justice (DoJ), to intervene. The group believes that Google's dominance over online information is increasingly unchecked, and that the new AI Mode further weakens the already strained relationship between publishers and the tech platform. 'The DOJ remedies must address this to prevent continued domination of the internet by one company,' Coffey added in his meanwhile, is presenting AI Mode as the natural next step in the evolution of Search. The feature has been tested with select users through Google Labs for months now, but starting Wednesday, it is widely available across the US. Users don't even need to sign in to use it, and it is primarily being rolled out on mobile devices. The availability of the feature in India is unclear right According to Google, AI Mode is designed to make search more conversational and helpful. Instead of showing users a page full of links – how we see it right now, minus the AI Overview on top – the AI breaks down the query, scans multiple websites, and gives users detailed answers in seconds. It can even help users with tasks like booking a ticket, comparing prices, reserving a table at a restaurant, or analysing financial addition to that, AI Mode also comes with features like Deep Search and Search Live that add more AI power to the feature. Deep Search lets users run hundreds of background queries to create a detailed response, while Search Live lets users point their phone's camera at something and ask questions about it in real time. Think of it as Gemini Live integration into Google these tools have the potential to offer great convenience to users, news and media publishers argue that with such deep-rooted AI-tools embedded into Google Search – which will generate most of its responses based on the information provided by media houses – publishers are being further pushed out of the online ecosystem. Because if Google shows users AI responses – which will be built on the media publishers' work – users will feel less and less need to visit the original source of information, which will eventually cost publishers valuable traffic and media publishers have urged the DoJ to look into the issue as Google's antitrust trial – where the US court found the company to be a 'monopolist' – is currently in the remedies phase. Basically, the court in the US has found that Google is monopolising the search market, and now they are trying to find the right solution to fix that. The DoJ has proposed that the company should be forced to divest Google Chrome, and it should be asked to share its search data with its In
Yahoo
22-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Morgan Stanley Turns Bullish After Google I/O--Is It Time to Buy?
May 22 - Morgan Stanley urged investors to buy Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) shares after Google I/O showcased new AI tools. At the conference, CEO Sundar Pichai rolled out AI Mode, a conversational interface for Search now live for U.S. users, and previewed Deep Search, which will deliver fully cited reports with visuals in sports and finance. He also highlighted agentic features that can book tickets or fill out forms, plus a Search Live camera function. Analyst Brian Nowak from Morgan Stanley said I/O demonstrated how Google plans to leverage its vast user base to drive personalized search and agentic experiences. He pointed to early demand for the Blackwell AI chips and expects tighter integration with apps like Gmail to boost engagement. Nowak kept an Overweight rating and $185 price target on the stock, implying roughly 10% upside. He noted that while some GenAI features may sit behind paywalls, offering compelling free-tier tools will be key to driving mass adoption over the long term. Based on the one year price targets offered by 48 analysts, the average target price for Alphabet Inc is $200.33 with a high estimate of $240.00 and a low estimate of $160.00. The average target implies a upside of +18.85% from the current price of $168.56. Based on GuruFocus estimates, the estimated GF Value for Alphabet Inc in one year is $195.77, suggesting a upside of +16.14% from the current price of $168.56. This article first appeared on GuruFocus. Sign in to access your portfolio
Geek Culture
21-05-2025
- Business
- Geek Culture
Google Rolls Out AI Mode With In-Depth Searches And Outfit Check Feature, Alongside New Subscription Plan
Following a limited, opt-in experience in Labs, the home for artificial intelligence (AI) experiments at Google, AI Mode is now live. Touted as the company's 'most powerful AI search, it will be accessible via a new tab in Search and the search bar in the Google App in the coming weeks, offering more advanced reasoning and multimodality, and the ability to go deeper through follow-up questions and helpful web links. The new feature, announced at the Google I/O 2025 event, is powered by the company's proprietary query fan-out technique, breaking down questions into subtopics and issuing a multitude of them simultaneously on the user's behalf. More thorough responses can be expected, with Deep Search gathering hundreds of searches, reasoning across loose threads of information, and piecing together a fully-cited reports in minutes – or so the claim goes. Meanwhile, Search Live adds a visual element to the information-scouring process, allowing users to interact with the engine via Google Lens. Simply tap the 'Live' icon in AI Mode or in Lens, point the camera, and enquire about the subject for an explanation of tricky concepts, suggestions, and links to different resources including websites, videos, forums, and more. Efficiency is also getting a boost in the form of agentic capabilities, designed to save time with tasks like purchasing tickets. As with Deep Search, AI Mode will look across sites to analyse potential options with real-time pricing and inventory, handle the tedious work of filling in the particulars – a welcome respite from the stress that comes with trying to edge out the competition in a race against the clock – and complete the purchase on the preferred platform. The first wave of rollout extends to event tickets, restaurant reservations, and local appointments in the U.S, with Google joining forces with companies like Ticketmaster, StubHub, Resy, and Vagaro to ensure a smooth experience. On an individual level, AI Mode now introduces personalised suggestions based on past searches, which can be managed in the personalisation settings at any time, and the option to connect other Google apps for more contextual understanding. Those who require help crunching numbers or visualising data will stand to benefit from the tool as well, as it analyses complex data sets and create accompanying graphics that are custom built for their specific query, beginning with the sports and finance sector. Melding e-commerce with statistics is the AI Mode shopping experience that boasts over 50 million product listings and virtual-try on technology, powered by a new custom image generation model for fashion. Designed to understand the human body and nuances of clothing, such as how different materials fold, stretch and drape on various body types, it allows shoppers to preview outfits on themselves just by uploading a photo – the first of its kind working at this scale. AI Mode is now available in the U.S., alongside the 'try on' experience in Search Labs. To access it, users can tap the 'try it on' icon on product listings in Google Search and upload a full-length photo of themselves. Additionally, Google announced that a new subscription plan, Google AI Ultra, will join the existing AI Premium plan – now called Google AI Pro – in expanding its pool of capabilities. The former costs S$249.99 per month (with 50% off for the three months for first-time users) and includes the following: Gemini: Highest usage limits across Deep Research, video generation with Veo 2 and early access to the Veo 3 model, plus access to the enhanced reasoning mode, Deep Think in 2.5 Pro, in the coming weeks. Highest usage limits across Deep Research, video generation with Veo 2 and early access to the Veo 3 model, plus access to the enhanced reasoning mode, Deep Think in 2.5 Pro, in the coming weeks. Flow: 1080p video generation and advanced camera controls in the new AI filmmaking tool custom-designed for Google DeepMind's most advanced models (Veo, Imagen, and Gemini). 1080p video generation and advanced camera controls in the new AI filmmaking tool custom-designed for Google DeepMind's most advanced models (Veo, Imagen, and Gemini). Whisk: Explores and visualises new ideas using both text and image prompts, with Whisk Animate turning the latter into eight-second videos with Veo 2. Explores and visualises new ideas using both text and image prompts, with Whisk Animate turning the latter into eight-second videos with Veo 2. NotebookLM: Get access to the highest usage limits and enhanced model capabilities later this year, be it for studying, teaching or working on projects. Get access to the highest usage limits and enhanced model capabilities later this year, be it for studying, teaching or working on projects. Gemini in Gmail, Docs, Vids, and more: Make everyday tasks easier with access to Gemini directly in apps like Gmail, Docs, Vids, and more. Make everyday tasks easier with access to Gemini directly in apps like Gmail, Docs, Vids, and more. Gemini in Chrome: Early access to Gemini directly within the Chrome browser, allowing users to understand complex information and complete tasks on the web by using the context of the current page. Early access to Gemini directly within the Chrome browser, allowing users to understand complex information and complete tasks on the web by using the context of the current page. Project Mariner: Agentic research prototype can manage up to 10 tasks simultaneously — from research to bookings and purchases — all from a single dashboard. Agentic research prototype can manage up to 10 tasks simultaneously — from research to bookings and purchases — all from a single dashboard. YouTube Premium subscription 30 TB of storage across Google Photos, Drive and Gmail As for Google AI Pro, subscribers will get access to Flow, Veo 2, and early access to Gemini in Chrome at no additional cost. The plan, priced at $19.99 per month, launches first in the U.S., with availability in more countries to follow. University students in Japan, Brazil, Indonesia, and the U.K. are entitled to free access to Google AI Pro for a school year, in addition to their U.S. counterparts. Si Jia is a casual geek at heart – or as casual as someone with Sephiroth's theme on her Spotify playlist can get. A fan of movies, games, and Japanese culture, Si Jia's greatest weakness is the Steam Summer Sale. Or any Steam sale, really. AI Mode Google Google AI Ultra Google I/O 2025 Google search
